You'll need to get a lever smack-down going in Lake Cheddar.
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Chicago should be the leva' throw-down city. Beyond his actively used ones, Warrior has a half dozen just collecting dust. <grins> Line 'em up and give us a peek.
B|Java
Unfortunately I do not think the electrical setup in my current place could handle more then maybe 2 or 3 plugged in at once. Not to mention three of the machines are 220v. The Conti Prestina is used daily and setup on a Flo-Jet. The Olympia Cremina is hanging out on top of a bookshelf and ready to go. The San Marco 75 Series Leva is on a table next to the Prestina, and I finished a ground up rebuild on it about a year ago and have been too lazy to take it back apart and put teflon tape on the plumbing connections (whoops I forgot when I put it back together the first time! It is also a 220v which I cannot accommodate at this time). The La San Marco 80 Series is in pieces with all of the internal parts cleaned, but the frame and outer housing have not been blasted and re-powder coated. The '52 Conti Empress 2-group also has all of it's internal parts cleaned, but I have not gotten it blasted and re-powder coated either. The last machine is a Carmali Elle which is also a 220v.
I could piece the smaller 80 Series San Marco back together. It is a 110v and it should work just fine. We would just have to rotate the flo-jet between the Prestina and the San Marco since I only have one. The Cremina is obviously a pourover, so we could have it up and running too. I am sure all of you would find the shot comparisons to be quite interesting between the 58mm Prestina, 53mm San Marco and 49mm Cremina. The only thing we would be missing is a 49mm spring loaded lever.
My girlfriend makes fun of the fact that I pay for a two bedroom apartment while in chiropractic school. What she is actually making fun of is the fact that the second bedroom has a chiropractic adjustment table in it and 4 espresso machines with parts strewed across shelves.
If I find time over any of my breaks from school I would not mind doing something of that nature. I am sure it would be helpful for those playing around with the idea of buying a lever. Heck you might even love one so much you decide you cannot live without it
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